One-fourth of the Cherokee population died on their forced journey to Oklahoma. This event came to be known as

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One-fourth of the Cherokee population died on their forced journey to Oklahoma. This event came to be known as

	A.	
the Sand Creek Massacre.

	B.	
the defeat at Little Big Horn.

	C.	
the Trail of Tears.

	D.	
the Battle of Wounded Knee.

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C. the Trail of Tears.

This refers to the 1838–1839 forced removal of the Cherokee (under the Indian Removal Act and the Treaty of New Echota), during which about one-quarter of the tribe died from disease, exposure, and starvation.

One-fourth of the Cherokee population died on their forced journey to Oklahoma. This event came to be known as

A.
the Sand Creek Massacre.

B.
the defeat at Little Big Horn.

C.
the Trail of Tears.

D.
the Battle of Wounded Knee.

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One-fourth of the Cherokee population died on their forced journey to Oklahoma. This event came to be known as A. the Sand Creek Massacre. B. the defeat at Little Big Horn. C. the Trail of Tears. D. the Battle of Wounded Knee.

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One-fourth of the Cherokee population died on their forced journey to Oklahoma. This event came to be known as

A.
the Sand Creek Massacre.

B.
the defeat at Little Big Horn.

C.
the Trail of Tears.

D.
the Battle of Wounded Knee.